Project Task Dependency Fields

Here is a description of the fields on a project taskA unit of work or collection of work associated with a project. dependency.

Information

Key: * – Mandatory field.

Field   Description
Cross Project   Indicates whether the link between two tasks spans projects.
Dependent Task Start/End Date/Time   Start/End Date/Time of the dependent task.
Preceding Task   The lookup to the project task which is to be the preceding task.
Preceding Task Start/End Date/Time   Start/End Date/Time of the preceding task.
Currency * The currency applied to the object.
Dependent Task * The project task which is to be the dependent task in the relationship. You can choose whether this dependency is for a project task on the same project (default) or on a different project.

Dependency Info

Field Description

Default Value

Dependency Display Units The unit of time used to display the duration of dependent project tasks in values of hours or days. days
Type The type of dependency relationship to be applied. See Task Dependency Relationship Types. Finish to Start
Lag Time LagThis term is either a delay or an overlap between tasks in a dependency relationship. According to the dependency type, lag is added (or subtracted when a negative value) to the start or end time of the successor task. time of a project task dependency relationship. The default lag value is 0 in days or hours duration units. Positive and negative lag values are permitted. A negative lag is effectively an overlap. 0

Related Concepts

Project Tasks

Related Tasks

Starting, Updating and Completing a Project Task

Creating a Project Task Hierarchy

Creating a Project Task on the New Project Task Page

Creating Preceding and Dependent Tasks

Assigning Resources to a Project Task

Reference

Project Task Fields

Work Calendar Fields

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